Shavuot in Israel - 2023
26 May 2023, Friday
Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah.
How many days ago was Shavuot 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Shavuot 2023?
10 Months, 3 Days
How many weeks ago was Shavuot 2023?
44 Weeks
How many days ago was Shavuot 2023?
308 Days
How many hours ago was Shavuot 2023?
7,392 Hours
How many minutes ago was Shavuot 2023?
443,520 Minutes
When was Shavuot in Israel 2023?
26 May 2023, Friday
About: Shavuot
Shavuot, or Shvues in some Ashkenazi usage, commonly known in English as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the biblically-ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan; in the 21st century, it may fall between May 15 and June 14 on the Gregorian calendar. In the Bible, Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel. In addition, rabbinic tradition teaches that the date also marks the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai, which, according to the tradition of Orthodox Judaism, occurred at this date in 1312 BCE. The word Shavuot means "weeks", and it marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover, to be immediately followed by Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is understood to express anticipation and desire for the giving of the Torah.
Official name | Hebrew: שבועות or חג השבועות (Ḥag HaShavuot or Shavuos) |
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Also called | English: "Feast of Weeks" |
Observed by | Jews and Samaritans |
Significance | One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Celebrates the revelation of the Five Books of the Torah by God to Moses and to the Israelites at Mount Sinai, 49 days (seven weeks) after the Exodus from ancient Egypt. Commemorates the wheat harvesting in the Land of Israel. Culmination of the 49 days of the Counting of the Omer. |
Celebrations | Festive meals. All-night Torah study. Recital of Akdamut liturgical poem in Ashkenazic synagogues. Reading of the Book of Ruth. Eating of dairy products. Decoration of homes and synagogues with greenery (Orach Chayim, 494). |
Begins | 6th day of Sivan (or the Sunday following the 6th day of Sivan in Karaite Judaism) |
Ends | 7th (in Israel: 6th) day of Sivan |
Related to | Passover, which precedes Shavuot |
Wikidata description | Jewish holiday, the Holiday of Water is also celebrated during Shavuot in Israel |
Wikidata id | Q201196 |
Wikidata label | Shavuot |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Shavuot (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Australia | 26 May, Friday | Shavuot | Hebrew |
2 | Canada | 26 May, Friday | Shavuot | Hebrew |
3 | Israel | 26 May, Friday | Shavuot | National holiday,Hebrew |
4 | United Kingdom | 26 May, Friday | Shavuot | Hebrew |
5 | United States | 26 May, Friday | Shavuot | Hebrew |